Thursday, October 4, 2018

Thursday - Song of Solomon 2 - Lovesick


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ITH flowery language, Solomon and his lovely bride sing to one another in chapter 2.  They were delighted in one another.  Their love was sweet.  They reveled in one another's presence and were thrilled to escape together. Sleep didn't matter to this couple. Distractions were pesky annoyances for them to brush easily aside.

We see particularly the wonderful infatuation which this maid felt toward Solomon.  She sang so aptly, "His banner over me was love" (2:4).  Why?  Because she was lovesick.  There was no antidote for her pain; nothing short of the embrace of her prince.  Just the sound of his voice was enough to bring her anticipation level to a point of ecstasy (2:8), and to actually see him, even momentarily, was enough to cause her to hold her breath in expectation (2:9). And, when he invited her to go away with him, she was indeed ready to faint with pleasure.

Consider the parallels between the love life of these two Jewish lovers and the love relationship between God and His devotees.  Are we singing sweetly to our Savior?  Are we delighted in Him... and are we such that He can be delighted in us?  Are we hungry for His presence?  Are we lovesick in our passion to be with Him?  Are we so nobly preoccupied with knowing Him and getting closer to Him that absolutely nothing short of that will suffice?  Do we jump eagerly at the sound of His voice when we read His Word?  When we see His reflection revealed in nature; when we see Him being formed in a young convert; do we jump a little, thrilled to find Him close by us?  Does His invitation for us to "go away with Him" cause us to look upward with great anticipation?  I hope you can affirm these things.  

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